The Fair Labor Standards Act requires that employers track the time that nonexempt employees spend working. Many use a swipe-card system, biometric scanner, computer...
A positive mindset is typically seen as a desirable trait in the workforce across all professionals and job levels, but it’s often overlooked as a leadership skill....
Proving employee performance can take several forms and will vary depending on the organization.
Private, face-to-face performance reviews, also known as performance...
Kate works as a public relations coordinator for a small company in downtown Los Angeles. Though her firm operated remotely during the COVID-19 pandemic, it recently...
There’s a reason why doing what you love takes very little effort: it comes naturally, and when things get difficult, you relish the challenge rather than slough...
Properly investigating any complaints that arise is an essential part of maintaining a positive and safe work environment. For employees, these investigations provide an...
“What percentage of your job is driven by laws and regulations,” asked Alice Jacobson, Esq., the American Payroll Association’s director of government relations....
On May 5th, the Department of Labor recently hosted a listening session on how much salary employees must earn to be exempt from the Fair Labor Standards Act and if that...
While every employee brings their own special talents and perspectives to their job roles, things can get disorganized when everyone is taking a different approach to...
Offering an attractive employee benefits package helps lure top talent and encourages the retention of your best team members. Workers consider these “perks” when...
Retirement security, or insecurity, has caught the eye of Labor Secretary Marty Walsh. He’s right. Fewer employees are covered by traditionally defined benefit plans....
Cryptocurrencies aren’t legal tender. This hasn’t stopped employees from wanting to be paid in crypto. Nor has it stopped Fidelity Investments from offering crypto...
As summer approaches, it’s time to start scheduling and preparing for mid-year performance reviews. Regular performance reviews are an integral part of a strong...
Imagine your grandfather back in the day looking for a job. He might have expected a potential employer’s HR department to offer him healthcare insurance or perhaps a...
When an employee announces their decision to leave your company, you want to use their departure as a learning opportunity. Having an exit interview is a strategic way...
When a Pennsylvania brewery noticed a large number of online complaints about employees’ sexist behaviors, its owner (who was at the center of those allegations)...
Your first-quarter Form 941 is due Monday, May 2. So you have two more days to ensure your form is correct (yay!). But of course, those two days fall on the weekend...
